December 16, 2010, 12:57AM

I have a couple of note-taking apps for my iPad. The one I like the most lets me write a note using my finger or a stylus (I use a stylus) of as many pages as necessary. The note is autosaved. You can also e-mail it. It's saved as a PDF. I find this MUCH easier than typing a note.... Full story »

January 29, 2009, 5:30PM

There was an article in The Post-Standard last week by Catie O'Toole about cursive handwriting. Apparently, it's still being taught in schools but is not emphasized as it once was. Is it really fading away? I remember being graded on penmanship when I was in elementary school back in the 1970's. We had workbooks that we worked on daily to... Full story »

November 10, 2008, 4:39PM

More often than not, mine is a tangle of chicken-scratch. My handwriting, that is. An absolute inky scrawl. So I'm not sure I want to know what it says about my brain activity. But for the more curious, there's a new book out that offers readers a "step-by-step journey into the history of handwriting analysis before teaching them how... Full story »